Valentino Couture Spring Summer 2013

Valentino is getting better and better right now, although I feel there were a few missteps in this show. It started off beautifully, with strong silhouettes, incredible laces, and tasteful odes to Valentino red. But the end was a bit…blah. Lots of tacky, super fancy dresses with an overload of embroidery and shiny fabrics, the kind of thing you’d expect to see at Elie Saab (and that’s not a compliment.)

I love…

this amazing dress. Wow wow wow.

a striking, elegant white dress.

a beautiful, loose lace dress. This would make a fantastic wedding gown.

I loathe…

when a dress looks like a tacky wedding cake.

a load of frouffy, non-descript “couture” dresses at the end of the show. What happened?